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Africa Food Security

Bishops accuse Malawi government of failure in food crisis

As hunger grows in Malawi and across the southern African region, Catholic leaders in the country are calling for long-term recovery initiatives. Source: Crux.

Africa Ecumenism

African Catholics say synodality also a call to Christian unity

As Rome prepares for the Synod of Bishops on Synodality next month, Catholics and other Christian leaders in Africa are exploring the possible implications of the process for closer ties among the various Christian communities on the continent. Source: Crux.

Africa

Bishops condemn Congo government over prison break deaths

Catholic bishops in the Democratic Republic of Congo have condemned what they describe as a disregard for human life following the deaths of at least 129 people during an attempted breakout at an overcrowded prison in Kinshasa. Source: Crux.

Africa

Caritas forms alliance to address imminent famine in Sudan

Caritas Internationalis and global faith-based humanitarian organisation ACT Alliance have joined forces to address imminent famine in Sudan. Source: Caritas Australia.

Africa

Bishop declares day of mourning for those killed in terrorist attack

A day of mourning was observed on Wednesday in Burkina Faso’s Kaya Diocese, following a terrorist attack in the town of Barsalogho that killed nearly 200 people, including 22 Christians. Source: Crux.

Africa

Church in Congo calls for more help in fight against deadly viral disease

As Congo remained the epicentre of the latest mpox outbreak, Church leaders in the country called for increased action and expressed concern at the surging cases. Source: NCR Online.

Africa Food Security

Catholic charity provides meals for children hit by Ethiopian crisis

Still reeling from the aftermath of a brutal war, the northern Ethiopian town of Tigray is also facing an unfolding humanitarian crisis driven by drought and crop failure. Source: Crux.

Africa

Cameroon churches accused of ‘cultural appropriation’

The Wimbum people in the Diocese of Kumbo, in the north-west of Cameroon, have petitioned the Vatican over an alleged “desecration of their culture by the Church”. Source: The Tablet.

Africa Jubilee 2025

African leaders seek debt relief ahead of Jubilee Year

Church leaders in Africa have called for large-scale debt cancellation to relieve the continent’s crushing debt burden. Source: The Tablet.